Show I Ocean Gateway for Arizona Arizona'S I S 'S SIXTY miles o of Mexican territory p stand between Arizona and anti the sea at the thc nearest point of proximity Not content with ith statehood the Arizona people want a a. sea port or the next thing to it and they hey are naturally agitating several plans whereby this his could be acquired The purchase of the mouth of the Colorado river would not give Arizona tho the desired deep water port for the Colorado has carried down the silt of ages and so filled up the northern end of the Gulf of California that it is not now navigable For scores of miles beyond the nOD nominal nal outlet this s silt lt has has has- ranged a series of bars that make navigation at nt this time lime impossible impossible im- im possible and an engineering expense that would be wholly out of proportion to the tine benefits derived would no doubt follow any attempt at dredging or making a navigable channel One of the plans of the people of Arizona is to purchase a strip down clown the Sonora coast for about miles so as to make certain a deep water harbor accessible for ocean-going ocean vessels No serious objection objection tion ion has hns been raised on the part of Mexico because the he matter has not reached the stage of actual negotiations negotiations but it is ic quite likely that i if the proposed deal is broached it will be met with absolute refusal on the part of Mexico l to part with any of its terri terri- tory ton ory The The proposal to get an outlet to the sea is cba of the enterprise of Arizona and is com corn The progressive element of the state has seen in the near approach of the tine completion of the Panama canal a chanco chance to better the tho state by giving it t a sea port and anti however impracticable it may be it t is far for better belter than to remain idle An excess of enterprise is is very often more worthy than none at all aU I The Women's Homes Homestead ad association of Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts Massa Massa- recently issued a circular asking voters not to support the bachelors on the various tickets They deny however that they did so because they consider bachelors sufficiently happy and pleased with life without being honored with public office It t reminds one of the old minstrel joke that married married mar mar- ried ned men do not live longer than single men it just seems longer |